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WBGO Saratoga Jazz Festival Weekend Trip 2023

WBGO Travel & Events adds a new destination in 2023! Join WBGO on a trip to the beautiful Freihofer's Saratoga Jazz Festival in Saratoga Springs, NY.

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WBGO Travelers will enjoy three nights at the Residence Inn Saratoga Springs, where you’ll find extensive amenities and the comforts of home. The hotel is convenient to downtown and and the Saratoga Performing Arts Center, where the festival takes place.

WBGO Weekend Trip to Freihofer's Saratoga Jazz Festival

Your journey beings Friday evening at the Henry Street Tap Room, with dinner and drinks in a private dining room at this locally owned venue. WBGO staff will greet you with a welcome bag including your tickets and a special gift.

Saturday morning, enjoy a complimentary daily hot breakfast and get ready for a great day of music, which you can enjoy from your prime location reserved seats at the Amphitheater Stage (no need to worry about the weather!). You can also bring a blanket and enjoy the beautiful SPAC lawn and the Discovery Stage.

Saturday lineup:

Amphitheater Stage: Snarky Puppy​, Angelique Kidjo​, Cory Wong​ Tower of Power​, Chucho Valdes Quartet​ and Cindy Blackman Santana Band

Charles R. Wood Discovery Stage: Kurt Rosenwinkel​, Emmet Cohen Trio​, Claudia Acuna​, Carolyn Wonderland​, Glen David Andrews​ and Nduduzo Makhathini

After the performances end, head back to the hotel where you can continue to enjoy your luxuriously appointed suite featuring living and sleeping areas, complimentary Wi-Fi, a fully equipped kitchen featuring stainless steel appliances, and HD flat-screen TVs.

Sunday morning, after breakfast and before the music begins, why not take a dip in the hotel's indoor pool/whirlpool? Then, another day of incredible music awaits.

Sunday lineup:

Amphitheater Stage: Bonnie Raitt​, Pat Metheny Side-Eye​, St. Paul & The Broken Bones​, Hiromi Sonicwonder

Charles R. Wood Discovery Stage: Samara Joy, ​Jupiter & Okwess​, Melissa Aldana​, Mark Guiliana,​ Skidmore Jazz Institute Faculty All-Stars Centennial Celebration of Wes Montgomery, Tito Puente & Dexter Gordon featuring Clay Jenkins, Jimmy Greene, Michael Dease, Dave Stryker, Bill Cunliffe, Todd Coolman and Dennis Mackrel

Wind down with a third night at the hotel before heading back home. Free parking is available at the hotel and the festival venue. Travelers are responsible for their own ground transportation both to and from Saratoga Springs and to and from the venue each day.

Package Details & Pricing

Single package includes three room nights and one reserved festival ticket each day, Double includes three room nights and two reserved festival tickets each day. Rooms are either King studio or One Bedroom suite (one bed only). Each room has a full size pull out sofa. There are a limited number of Early Bird and Advance pricing packages. WBGO Members enjoy presale access.

Early Bird Single $1,799 (SOLD OUT)
Early Bird Double $2,099 (SOLD OUT)
Advance Single $1,899 (SOLD OUT)
Advance Double $2,199 (SOLD OUT)
Single $1,999 (SOLD OUT)
Double $2,299 (SOLD OUT)